This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of October, 1940, in accordance with request made by the father - [...], new Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., through his sister, Mrs. [1100].

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Born October 15, 1923, in Mobile, Alabama.

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1. GC: You will give the relation of this entity and the universe, and the universal forces; giving the conditions which are as personalities, latent and exhibited in the present life; also the former appearances in the earth plane, giving time, place and the name, and that in each life which built or retarded the development for the entity; giving the abilities of the present entity, and that to which it may attain, and how. You will answer the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the records here of that entity now known as or called [2377].
3. In giving the interpretations of the records as we find them, these are chosen with the desire and purpose that this be a helpful experience for the entity; enabling the entity to analyze self and its purposes the better, and thus apply self in those directions of correcting errors, minimizing faults, and stressing the virtues. Thus the entity may be able to fulfil in a greater measure those purposes and desires for which it entered this material experience.
4. As to an analysis of the urges latent and manifested, - these we find rather as the composite:
5. One who will always be called "lucky" by most others, yet never determining wholly in self that direction which it will take in its associations or applications of self in any particular direction.
6. It will find that self's interest is in, and drawn to, things pertaining to the mysterious, or those that are of the psychic or occult nature.
7. One that has a great aversion to reptiles of most natures, or any natures.
8. One that enjoys music; provided it is weird enough, or has a fast tone or tune.
9. As to the urges latent and manifested from astrological sojourns, - we find Mercury and Venus in adverse aspects, with Jupiter and Mars and Uranus rather as the ruling or the greater urges.
10. One, then, of high mental abilities; capable of making a partial success of most anything, and yet never given wholly to a purely commercial life.
11. One that, should it enter any business by its choice, should always have a partner for details.
12. One that may make a success of most any undertaking, and yet never be perfectly satisfied with that undertaking.
13. One especially fitted in the abilities to write, and especially as to the outdoors and those things pertaining to medicine or the like; yet the drudgery connected with such would prevent the entity from entering such a field of activity.
14. As indicated from Venus, it should be late in life before the entity makes a choice of a companion, or at least not until close to the thirtieth year of age.
15. Because of the abilities to write, and especially as to those things pertaining to nature, or the human body, or human emotions, it would be well for the entity to stress English or grammar, or anything pertaining to writing. For, that is the field in which the entity might succeed the better; and in the type of stories pertaining to, or for, the teen age, or the young developing years of individuals, or those particular things that have to do with the outdoors.
16. In Jupiter we find the associations with the masses, rather than detail, or those activities having to do with same.
17. Also in Jupiter we find the entity inclined to be interested in new undertakings; as the application or addition to things in which there would be helpful forces for individuals in their relationships to lessen their manual activity, - machinery of a kind, or those things made or added to things old, we find of interest to the entity. And yet, in writing of these the entity may make the greater success than in the practical application. However, as a hobby, mechanical things as a part of the experience would be well; as also the abilities to entertain the young by the folklore or stories, as we will see, of a nature or character.
18. In Uranus we find the extremes, and the eccentricities - as they are oft called - in the experience of the entity; also the love for, or the attraction to, that pertaining to the occult, the psychic or the mystic forces and such natures, - for these are of special interest to the entity.
19. As to the appearances in the earth, - we find that these have been quite varied, and, as may be indicated, there have been oft the quite sudden returns; making for those activities in which there are the great emotional natures. Hence at times the entity becomes glum or morose; inclined though at times to be happy, gay; and great influences may be carried on by this entity through this experience.
20. Before this, then, we find the entity was in the land of the present sojourn, but among the peoples called the Indians, - being a medicine man; in the name then Little Long Hair.
21. The entity made for the closer associations and communications with the dwellers, or those activities in the land in which there was eventually the sale of the land and the giving up of the land for the white people.
22. And the entity remained with those peoples, or journeyed to the west first, and then returned to the people with whom it became closely associated. Things of nature, herbs, medicines, birds, and things that were of the more beautiful nature the entity enjoyed; while those of the reptile nature the entity hated.
23. Hence the entity finds fears and peculiar feelings in the present regarding anything that crawls or creeps about.
24. It may be said that the entity gained physically and mentally throughout that experience.
25. Thus the needs in the present to stress those stories pertaining to woodcraft, or Indian or folk lore, or those things of a particular regional nature; but especially stories for young people, or the teen age, or of such natures, - these would be an outlet for the entity in the abilities; provided there is the preparation for same in the present.
26. Before that the entity was in the land of the present sojourn, during the early settlings in the land; during those periods of the activities in what is now known as Vinland, or the Rhode Island and Connecticut land.
27. The entity was among those very close with Clark and Rogers; not those active in the western expedition but in the Rhode Island and Connecticut land.
28. There the entity was active as a keeper of the records, as would be termed in the present, as related to not only the settlers as they came but as to the exchange of things roundabout; making for the closer relationships to and with the natives of the land. Part of the experience was spent as an instructor or teacher, but in the greater part the entity kept the records for the colony - in the early portion of its experiences.
29. The name then was Babson Williams. The entity gained and lost; gained so long as there were the activities in which all were considered. When these were turned into selfish motives, as in those experiences in the early marriage of the entity, they became destructive forces.
30. Thus it is well that in the present such a period be after there has been a development, or a setting of self in the directions in which greater activities may bring about the expression of the entity's abilities.
31. Before that the entity was in the Roman land, during the period of expansion when there were the soldiery and the settlers in other lands.
32. The entity became an emissary to what is now the northern portion of Africa, about Alexandria, portions of Palestine; but the entity dwelt the more in the African land, as known in the present. Then the entity became as a keeper of the periods of activity, the abilities of individuals to supply the taxes, or to meet the problems as were set up, and kept the better relationships between those of its own land and those of that land under the supervision of the entity's government - of which the entity was an agent or director.
33. Then the name was Tubel-Cown.
34. Before that the entity was in the Egyptian land, during those periods following the strifes and turmoils, when there were those activities from the Atlanteans.
35. Then entity then was of those who were a combination of Atlantean and Egyptian; thus welding, as it were, a better union between those peoples during the activity of the entity there - as Tex-Kohn.
36. As to the abilities of the entity in the present, - as has been indicated, these lie not so much in a commercial life, but IF such is chosen, let it never be without the companions or partners who would look after detail.
37. Rather we would direct the abilities in the field of writing, especially of the character as we have indicated.
38. STUDY and analyze self, and self's purposes. Know the ideals, spiritually, mentally and materially; and be true to them, if the better things would come.
39. For, as indicated, unless application is made in a specific direction, the entity will never be of the great big success; but with application in that field as the writer, of such things as indicated, through and by preparation, the entity may make a great success.
40. Ready for questions.
41. (Q) Would it be advisable for me to try to go to Auburn next year?
    (A) As we find, this is tended more to that of a mechanical nature, while we find the greater stress needed in the direction of English and writing, and on those things pertaining to same.
42. (Q) What college would you advise?
    (A) Howard.
43. (Q) If possible for me to go on the cooperative plan, what would you advise - what studies should I take up?
    (A) As indicated.
44. (Q) How may I best prepare myself for this work?
    (A) As given, by the study especially of sentence making.
45. (Q) What have been my previous associations with the following: My father?
    (A) In the sojourn before this, rather as partners.
46. (Q) My mother?
    (A) Before this as acquaintances, then closely associated.
47. (Q) My Aunt [1100]?
    (A) In the Egyptian land, the aunt was then as the ideal of the entity.
48. (Q) My Uncle [470]?
    (A) In that same experience.
49. We are through for the present.

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BACKGROUND

1. 9/30/40 His father submitted questions.

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